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10 Favorite Posts About Sweden {Around the Internets}

27, Jan 2012

Here’s my list of ten fun posts to ready by bloggers and journalists around the interwebs. Enjoy! Snuskhummer – The Filthy lobster The Swedish language is colorful! About the Swedes love for smashing nouns together. by OhioGirl at Tales of Södermalm I’m so excited…! A witty, costume expert Abby, gets engaged to a Swede. She [...]

A Call to All Awesome Bloggers in Sweden

12, Jan 2012

Hey bloggers! And bloggarna? I am updating my Blogroll and want to include all of you awesome folks.   Your only requirement is that your blog is about Sweden in some way. Topics to love…and hate: Fashion Design Food Beer Dating Life Babies Feminism Bantering Travel Your blog need not be in English or Swedish [...]

Average Salaries in Sweden by Occupation

10, Jan 2012

Swedish salaries on the whole, are lower than other countries. In Sweden, salaries are more evenly spread between professions compared to the other countries, especially the US & UK, when there is a wide range in earnings between blue-collar to CEO/doctor levels. Here’s a quick look at monthly salaries for most major professions. In Sweden, [...]

Lost and Found {Hittegods} in Stockholm

3, Dec 2011

Left my purse on the bus, I think, after being so excited and hopped off. Called SL already and left a note with them. *Maybe* there’s a good Samaritan. Will have to wait until Monday to call Stockholm’s Polis Hittegods. Why work on the weekends?! I feel really really stupid and angry with myself. It [...]

51 Reasons to Love Stockholm

30, Sep 2011

DN readers struck back after an article about 51 reasons to hate Stockholm, they came up with 51 reasons to love Stockholm. I don’t think the DN writer picked the best reasons to love stockholm. Several comments repeated themselves (green, beautiful) and some made no sense (stockholm has its own smell). I picked the best [...]

Summer Photos of Stockholm

7, Sep 2011

Summer is over. Almost. Officially 14 days until autumn begins. I posted photos from the summer and maybe there are some from the spring so we can all look towards sunnier days for next year. Plus I hope winter doesn’t start early again this year. Not lagom. Our hot air balloon ride over Stockholm The [...]

29 Tips Before Moving to Stockholm

20, Jul 2011

You moved to Stockholm, Sweden, the most populated city at the highest lattitude in the world. You unpacked the two tiny bags the airlines allow for you to carry and now sitting in a tiny apartment wondering will happen next. There were a lot of things I wish I knew about Sweden before coming here. [...]

Moving to Sweden: Making Friends

29, Jun 2011

Moving to a new country and then making new friends is hard. Moving to Sweden and making friends is like waiting for hell to freeze over. A friend over on Twitter ask me to write a bit about what’s it like to make new friends here. First, the collection of articles on living in Sweden. [...]

Got $25,000? Get a Box for 30 Sq Feet

15, Jun 2011

Only for 175,000 SEK (around $25,000) for a small box with four walls, a window, a roof, and a whole lot of space. On the market for 278 days and counting. Even more expensive than Stockholm, 58 333 kr/m² for an apartment. To buy or not to buy…

Cost of Living in Stockholm

9, May 2011

It’s pretty obvious that Stockholm is an expensive city. It’s the capital, the largest city in the country and the nordic region, and the “capital of Scandinavia.” But if you, like 24% of Swedes live in Stockholm county, you’re in for some serious spending and judicious savings. I thought I would break down my cost [...]


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